researchers are reporting the discovery of six species of frogs that are on the edge of extinction.
The team was led by Conservation International scientist from two top universities.
Moore's team left last October with the hope of finding amphibian species not seen in more than a decade in many forests. Much of the land suffers from deforestation, which has left only 1% of its original forest cover.
Specifically, they set out in pursuit of the--- La Selle grass frog (Eleutherodactylus glanduliferoides), which has not been seen since 1985. Although that frog eluded them, the team nonetheless managed to find 23 of the 49 known native frog species - including six which hadn't been seen in 19 years.
A whistling frog named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The name came about after an audiospectrogram of its call was found to resemble musical notes.
A "ventriloquist" frog that can project its voice to mislead predators.
A speckled frog with blue sapphire eyes.
A burrowing, black-eyed frog with big black eyes and orange patches on the legs.
A super-tiny frog - one of the smallest in the world - about the size of a grape.
A crowned frog that previously was reported to have been seen by just 10 individuals.
known frogs here are green frogs, bullfrogs, toads that live in or around water, eat insects and yes make a lot of noise, in all kinds of ways :)
BUT SOME FACTS:)
-frogs or toads cannot change color, they only best match their surroundings
-frogs are usually not very loud and noisy
-frogs usually stay outside and eat insects
SOMETIMES THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS - - -
-frogs will look and sound any way they need or want to survive but they don't use any fear that people may have of them to survive so..
FROG FORECAST......
-dont worry they don't make any mess or hurt anybody....
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